WSR 17-20-038 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE [Order 17-268—Filed September 28, 2017, 2:09 p.m., effective September 28, 2017, 2:09 p.m.] Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing. Purpose: The purpose of these emergency rule actions is to create a new Elk Area that would facilitate directing hunting pressure in a specific location and to incorporate that new Elk Area into the existing hunting season structure. Both of these emergency rule actions will help mitigate agricultural damage caused by elk. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 220-415-06000A; and amending WAC 220-415-060. Under RCW 34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that immediate adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule is necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety, or general welfare, and that observing the time requirements of notice and opportunity to comment upon adoption of a permanent rule would be contrary to the public interest. Reasons for this Finding: Agricultural damage by elk can be a very dynamic, site-specific development. Occasionally, the department has to adapt to changing circumstances in order to meet the mandate in statute that requires agricultural damage caused by elk to be addressed. Emerging conditions in the Cloverland area require creating new areas where existing hunting season structures can be directed. This emergency rule also corrects an error in filing of WSR 17-20-026. There is insufficient time to adopt permanent rules. Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 1. Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Date Adopted: September 28, 2017. J. W. Unsworth Director
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-415-06000B Elk special permits
Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 220-415-060, effective immediately, until further notice, add Elk Area 1075 to the boundary and change the close date to January 20, 2018 for the following elk special permit hunt:
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:
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